Rowing back to colonial times on Parramatta River

By
Isabell Petrinic

Parramatta lord mayor John Chedid plans to use Parramatta River as a theatre for nautical spectacles, not seen since colonial days.

Rowing back to colonial times on Parramatta River

Row, row, row your boat: Parramatta lord mayor John Chedid shows off his rowing prowess to his children Bianca, 13, Lanya, 9, and Josef, 6. ‘‘I used to do a bit of rowing when I was young,’’ he said. Picture: Mike Szabath

Did you know? Row far enough along the Parramatta River and you will notice a broken white column mounted on a rock near the water’s edge at Henley — a monument to professional Australian sculler Henry Searle (1866-1889). The monument marks the finish line where, a year earlier, he defeated the world rowing champion.